Category: UK News

King Charles shows off his dance moves while visiting Samoa, as he tries out a traditional Samoan dance. 1 Oct 2024 UK Read the full article from The BBC here: Read More

Unite, one of the Labour party’s major financiers, is continuing with its legal challenge over the UK government’s intention to reduce winter fuel payments to millions of retirees. The union claims that ministers did not follow correct procedures in restricting the payments to poorer pensioners. The payment, offered as a lump sum of up to… Continue reading Unite union begins legal action to stop winter fuel payment cuts

Liz Hatton, a teenage photographer from Harrogate, sadly passed away at the age of 17 after being diagnosed with an aggressive desmoplastic small round cell tumour in January. Despite her diagnosis, she remained determined to continue pursuing her passion of photography. Liz began a photography bucketlist appeal and captured some once in a lifetime moments… Continue reading Watch: Liz Hatton on meeting 'kind' Kate at Windsor Castle

Theatre-goers in Blackpool were left disappointed on Saturday night when Jason Donovan did not perform in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Donovan had been advertised to play Frank-N-Furter but instead had the night off. According to audience members, there was no mention of Donovan’s absence in any of the promotional material they had seen while… Continue reading Fans fume at missing Jason Donovan in Rocky Horror in Blackpool

A large fire is currently being fought by approximately 100 firefighters in a takeaway restaurant in north London. The London Fire Brigade has confirmed that half of the ground floor of the building on Seven Sisters Road in Holloway is alight and that part of two flats on the first and second floors are on… Continue reading Holloway: 100 firefighters tackle blaze at takeaway and flats

The UK government has announced plans to review the oversight of private prosecutions in light of the Post Office Horizon scandal and other cases where there were insufficient safeguards to prevent abuse. Private prosecutions are cases which are brought to criminal courts without the police or Crown Prosecution Service. A consultation will take place in… Continue reading Government to review Post Office-style prosecutions

y popular Baby Reindeer was the winner of best variety special category at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. 14 Sep 2024 Culture It seems that there have been a few recent news stories about a former member of One Direction, Liam Payne, and his family. One story reports on the death of Liam’s father,… Continue reading Highlights from Mishal Husain's career as she leaves BBC

Up to 1,000 antique coins with a value of over £500,000, dating back to 1136, were stolen from Lord and Lady Stewartby’s home in Broughton near Peebles 17 years ago. Despite previous appeals, the coins have still not been located. To aid in the recovery of the missing coins, an anonymous donor is offering a… Continue reading £50,000 reward offered in Broughton antique coin theft case 17 years on

A deal that would see the Chagos Islands ceded to Mauritius has come under criticism from new Mauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam and the incoming Trump administration. According to the deal, which has yet to be signed, the UK would maintain a 99-year lease over Diego Garcia, a major UK-US military airbase, but would relinquish… Continue reading David Lammy plays down criticism of Chagos Islands deal

No Floor No More is a community interest company that provides second-hand carpets to social housing tenants who would otherwise have to make do with bare floors. Founder Pia Honey, 55, estimates that she’s provided flooring to about 1,400 properties and is campaigning for social housing to come with flooring as standard. A recent survey… Continue reading The woman helping council tenants carpet their homes